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13-05-2025
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'What's that?' How to ask Knox News for a cure to your Knoxville curiosity
Curiosity often starts with two words, one question: "What's that?" It seems like a question that's waiting around every corner in Knoxville, as flaggers guide motorists through new roadwork and construction equipment moves dirt on vacant properties to make room for modern projects. Curiosity killed the cat, so don't feel like you have to claw for answers all on your own. If you see new construction or anything funky around town, send an email to knowyourknox@ We'll work to get you an answer and may share our findings with Knox News readers! Here are some questions we've answered so far. A new project next to Sevier Avenue Burger Company will bring a four-story condo building to a prominent corner in South Knoxville. A Monolith Construction sign and fence recently popped up on the plot of land at 1108 Sevier Ave. A new student apartment complex is in the early stages of construction to add to the student housing market around the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knox News reported in April. The large concrete structure going up across the river from Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center is for new apartments being built near the proposed pedestrian bridge site on the South Waterfront. (But will the pedestrian bridge still happen? That's iffier amid changes by the Trump administration.) The University of Tennessee at Knoxville broke ground in August 2024 on a new, $227 million Haslam College of Business building near the corner of Volunteer Boulevard and Cumberland Avenue. The state-of-the-art Haslam building is slated to open in fall 2027 and will be the largest building on campus. UT students are slated to move into The Mark, a brand new five-story housing project, in August 2025. A Georgia-based developer built the structure at 124 S. Concord St., previously the location of a commercial trucking company depot, to providing housing close to campus but not right on the Cumberland Strip. Ryan Wilusz is the business growth and development editor. Phone: 865-317-5138. Email: Instagram: @knoxscruff. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: 'What's that?' Ask Knox News for a cure to your Knoxville curiosity
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07-02-2025
- Business
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Top Workplaces is competitive, so nominate your Knoxville company soon: Deadline extended!
We asked, you responded, but we're still looking for more awesome businesses to consider for the 2025 Top Workplaces in Greater Knoxville. This is the ninth year Knox News is partnering with Pennsylvania-based research partner Energage to honor outstanding workplace culture in the region. The deadline to nominate, which is a quick and painless online process, is now extended to March 21. Don't miss this opportunity to throw your company in the hat, as long as the business has at least 35 employees. It's free, it's fun and it highlights the important work businesses are doing throughout the region to make Knoxville and East Tennessee a better place to live and work. Just visit or call 865-407-5068 for more information and to nominate any deserving organization, from public and private businesses to schools and government agencies. To qualify, employees evaluate their workplace in a 25-question survey that takes just a few minutes to complete. Companies will be surveyed through April. Energage conducts Top Workplaces surveys for media organizations in 65 markets nationwide and surveyed more than 2 million employees at more than 8,000 organizations in the past year. More than 1,000 organizations in Greater Knoxville were invited to survey their employees for the 2024 awards, and 73 were recognized as Top Workplaces based on employee surveys. So far in this round of nominations, Energage has received 12 nominations from companies that have never participated in the program before. "We're proud to partner with Energage to honor our region's top employers," said Joel Christopher, Knox News executive editor. "The annual survey and recognition have proven to be a powerful community-building effort that puts a spotlight on the best organizations that make East Tennessee such a special place." Ryan Wilusz is the business growth and development editor. Phone 865-317 5138. Email Instagram @knoxscruff. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Top Workplaces in Greater Knoxville 2025 nomination deadline extended
